Buckle



(No Model.)

J. H.DO1\IAHUB.A

BUCKLE.

Patented May 31, 1887.

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UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMEs HENRY DONAHUE,

OF SWANTON, VERMONT.

BUCKLE.

SPECFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent NQ 363,992, ciate May 31,1887.

Application filed February 25, 1887. Serial No. 228,847. (No model.) l

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, JAMEs HENRY DONAHUE, a citizen of the 'United States,andaresident of Swanton, in the county of Franklin and State ofVermont,have invented certain new andy useful Improvements in Buckles;and I do declai'e the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which itv appertains to make and use the same, refer- -ence beinghad to the accompanying drawings,

My invention relates to suspenderbuckles;

and it consists in the constructionl and novel combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth.

Referring by letter tothe accompanying drawings, A designates the mainframe or supporting-franie of the buckle, which frame is sometimesstruck np from sheel metal, and is Isometimes made of wire bent toShape, andis preferably rectangular in form in outline.

B is the clamp or sliding frame which serves to secure and hold thewebbing when the latterhas been inserted to place. The upper cross-bar,C, of the clamp B, when made of sheet metal, is provided along its loweredge with a rearwardlyeurved and downwardlyprojecting flange, E, saidflange E being in some instances serrated along its lower edge. I makethe lower edge of the flange either plain or serrated, as I may elect.In either ease the lower edge of the flange E engages the lower face ofthe webbing and holds the latter securely in place.

The clamp or auxiliary frame B is provided with a slotted depending'hook-arm,F,the hook G of which is turned outwardly and upwardly towardthe front,a tongue, H,being struck up or formed out of the material ofsaid frame to form a retaining-spring, the lower end of which bearsnormally against theifiner face of the hook G and serves to hold thering I and oord-guide J in place. The ring I and cord- C, of the clampB, and under the side bar of the main frame A. The greater the strain onthe clamp or auxiliary sliding frame the tighter the webbingwill be heldby thebuckle. f When the strain has been released,the clamp or slid--ing frame may be moved upwardly to releaseV its bite or hold on thewebbing, at which time the buckle may be shifted on the webbing.

The slotted hook-arm F, I modify without departing from .the characterdf the invention rby making said arm triangular in shape ink outline, asshown at M in Figs. 8 and 9,and making the slot N parallel with thelower edge ofthe arm M. Thesuspender-ends' O are formed from a singlepiece ofiiarrow webbing which is brought into engagement with the rearface ofthe arm N, the middle portion of the webbing bearing against saidrear face,the ends of the webbing being brought forward over the sideedges of the arm M and passedl back through the slot N and crossed oneover the other. i

The cord-guide may, if desired, be made integral with the sliding clamp,as shown in Fig. 7.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLet-ters Patent, is#

main frame A. provided with a central opening. the clamp B, having theflange E depend- The combination, withthe webbing, of the

